bilro

Portuguese

bilro

Etymology

From Latin pilūlus, diminutive of pila (“ball”), from earlier birlo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbiw.ʁu/ [ˈbiʊ̯.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbiw.ʁu/ [ˈbiʊ̯.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbiw.ʁu/ [ˈbiʊ̯.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbiw.ʁo/ [ˈbiʊ̯.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbil.ʁu/ [ˈbiɫ.ʁu]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iwʁu, (Portugal) -ilʁu
• Hyphenation: bil‧ro

Noun

bilro m (plural bilros)

1. bobbin (in a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread)
2. bobbin lace (a hand-made lace in which the thread is wound around bobbins on a padded cushion)

Synonyms

• (bobbin): fuso
• (bobbin lace): renda

Further reading

• bilro on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt